where I am there is a boom with them, people love them... me especially. I hate the fact that all the record stores have closed.. so I am forced to buy off amazon. For DIY and hardware I shop in the UK hardware stores.

PAC read the article. The reason it is closing is now buyer has been found and the owner wants to retire.

VideoGameCritic wrote:That is sad, but frankly I'm surprised they lasted this long. In my area the big box hardware stores closed down all the mom-and-pop hardware stores decades ago.

'And even the big stores are tossed on their heels. There was a time when I would drive to Sears to get a Craftsman tool, and that brand and warranty really meant something. You didn't own a real set of combination wrenches unless they were Craftsmen for me. Now, a single company owns Stanley, Black and Decker and Craftsman.

When Home Depots first opened, I was part of the group that shopped there, and probably helped close down those mom and pop shops. After a few years, I switched back to two local stores, and now I only go to Home Depot when I get a gift card.